Sanyo has introduced the new MPEG-4 digital camcorder called the Xacti CG9. This pocket-sized beauty records video in the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format encoding technology, storing up to an hour of video for each GB of memory found on a regular SD/SDHC memory card. It features 9.1-megapixel CMOS sensor and offers 5x optical zoom as well as 12x digital zoom. Specs also include a 2.5-inch LCD display which flips out from the camera, an ergonomic design, still image capture, USB 2.0 support, Pictbridge support. Sanyo Xacti CG9 will be available in either silver or black. It is priced around $280 and will be out by mid-April.